Emmanuel Macron "
marked his attachment to the stability of Djibouti
", during a telephone interview with Djiboutian President Ismaël Omar Guelleh, announced the Elysée on Saturday, "
in a regional environment weakened by the resumption of fighting in Ethiopia
".
A small state in the Horn of Africa, Djibouti is strategic for France, which relies on its largest military base abroad, with some 1,500 French soldiers.
The two leaders "
reaffirmed the strength and the strategic nature of the defense relationship between France and Djibouti, as illustrated by the visit of the French government's Minister of the Armed Forces to Djibouti on September 15
", indicates the Élysée in a communicated..
During his telephone interview with Ismaël Omar Guelleh, Emmanuel Macron "
marked his attachment to the stability of Djibouti in a regional environment weakened by the resumption of fighting in Ethiopia and the risk of a regional food crisis
", emphasizes the Elysée.
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After five months of truce, the resumption of fighting in northern Ethiopia on August 24 has interrupted the delivery of humanitarian aid, in particular in the rebel region of Tigray, where it is essential, deplored the UN on Thursday. as clashes escalate between Tigrayan rebels and pro-government forces.
Emmanuel Macron and Ismaël Omar Guelleh also “
discussed the main ongoing projects aimed at strengthening the bilateral relationship in the continuity of the visit of the President of the Republic to Djibouti in March 2019
”, indicates the French presidency.
President Guelleh was received at the Élysée in February 2021.
